Duterte signs new law providing free tuition in government-run schools

In an article from CNN Philippines, Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act has been signed into law by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte last Saturday, August 5.

Under the law, students in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), local universities, and state-run technical-vocational institutions will be enjoying a free tuition fee education starting 2018.

It also gives opportunity to marginalized students to avail of subsidies and stipends provided by the new law as well as apply for student loan programs.

Students who are financially capable, however, may opt out of the program and not avail of the tuition subsidies.

Hereunder is the list of all SUCs with free tuition fees starting 2018:

National Capital RegionEulogio ‘Amang’ Rodriguez Institute of Science and TechnologyMarikina Polytechnic CollegePhilippine Normal UniversityPhilippine State College of AeronauticsPolytechnic University of the PhilippinesRizal Technological UniversityTechnological University of the PhilippinesUniversity of the Philippines System

Region I – Ilocos RegionDon Mariano Marcos Memorial State UniversityIlocos Sur Polytechnic State CollegeMariano Marcos State UniversityNorth Luzon Philippines State CollegePangasinan State UniversityUniversity of Northern PhilippinesCordillera Administrative RegionAbra State Institute of Science and TechnologyApayao State CollegeBenguet State UniversityIfugao State UniversityKalinga State UniversityMountain Province State University

Region II – Cagayan ValleyBatanes State CollegeCagayan State UniversityIsabela State UniversityNueva Vizcaya State UniversityQuirino State University

Region III – Central LuzonAurora State College of TechnologyBataan Peninsula State UniversityBulacan Agricultural State CollegeBulacan State UniversityCentral Luzon State UniversityDon Honorio Ventura Technological State UniversityNueva Ecija University of Science and TechnologyPampanga State Agricultural UniversityPhilippine Merchant Marine AcademyRamon Magsaysay Technological UniversityTarlac College of AgricultureTarlac State University

Region IV-A – CALABARZONBatangas State UniversityCavite State UniversityLaguna State Polytechnic University (Laguna State Polytechnic College)Southern Luzon State UniversityUniversity of Rizal System

Region IV-B – MIMAROPAMarinduque State CollegeMindoro State College of Agriculture and TechnologyOccidental Mindoro State CollegePalawan State UniversityRomblon State UniversityWestern Philippines University

Region V – Bicol RegionBicol UniversityBicol State College of Applied Sciences and TechnologyCamarines Norte State CollegeCamarines Sur Polytechnic CollegesCatanduanes State UniversityCentral Bicol State University of AgricultureDr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and TechnologyPartido State UniversitySorsogon State College

Region VI – Western VisayasAklan State UniversityCapiz State UniversityCarlos C. Hilado Memorial State CollegeGuimaras State CollegeIloilo State College of FisheriesCentral Philippines State UniversityNorthern Iloilo Polytechnic State CollegeNorthern Negros State College of Science and TechnologyUniversity of AntiqueIloilo Science and Technology UniversityWest Visayas State University

Region VIII – Eastern VisayasEastern Samar State UniversityEastern Visayas State UniversityLeyte Normal UniversityNaval State UniversityNorthwest Samar State UniversityPalompom Polytechnic State UniversitySamar State UniversitySouthern Leyte State UniversityUniversity of Eastern PhilippinesVisayas State University

Region IX – Zamboanga PeninsulaJ.H Cerilles State CollegeJose Rizal Memorial State UniversityWestern Mindanao State UniversityZamboanga City State Polytechnic CollegeZamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology

Region X – Northern MindanaoBukidnon State UniversityCamiguin Polytechnic State CollegeCentral Mindanao UniversityUniversity of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines – Cagayan De Oro CampusMSU – Iligan Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines – Claveria CampusNorthwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology

Region XI – Davao RegionCompostela Valley State CollegeDavao Del Norte State CollegeDavao Oriental State College of Science and TechnologySouthern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of TechnologyUniversity of Southern Philippines

Region XII – Main SOCCSKSARGENCotabato State UniversityCotabato Foundation College of Science and TechnologySultan Kudarat State UniversityUniversity of Southern Mindanao

Autonomous Region in Muslim MindanaoAdiong Memorial Polytechnic State CollegeBasilan State CollegeMindanao State UniversityMSU-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and OceanographySulu State CollegeTawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College

Region XIII – Caraga Administrative RegionAgusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and TechnologyCaraga State University (Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology)Surigao del Sur State UniversitySurigao State College of Technology

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